"Orchiectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The surgical removal of one or both testicles.
Descriptor ID |
D009919
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MeSH Number(s) |
E04.270.282.679 E04.950.165.679 E04.950.774.860.618
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Concept/Terms |
Orchiectomy- Orchiectomy
- Orchiectomies
- Orchidectomy
- Orchidectomies
Castration, Male- Castration, Male
- Castrations, Male
- Male Castration
- Male Castrations
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1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orchiectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Regulation of myogenic differentiation by androgens: cross talk between androgen receptor/ beta-catenin and follistatin/transforming growth factor-beta signaling pathways. Endocrinology. 2009 Mar; 150(3):1259-68.
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Tetrahydrogestrinone is an androgenic steroid that stimulates androgen receptor-mediated, myogenic differentiation in C3H10T1/2 multipotent mesenchymal cells and promotes muscle accretion in orchidectomized male rats. Endocrinology. 2005 Oct; 146(10):4472-8.
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Sexual dimorphism in diethylstilbestrol-induced prolactin pituitary tumors in F344 rats. Neuroendocrinology. 2000 Aug; 72(2):80-90.
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Castration increases and androgens decrease nitric oxide synthase activity in the brain: physiologic implications. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Mar 28; 97(7):3672-7.
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Adrenal control of erectile function and nitric oxide synthase in the rat penis. Endocrinology. 1997 Sep; 138(9):3925-32.
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Androgens are not major down-regulators of androgen receptor levels during growth of the immature rat penis . J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 1996 Mar; 57(5-6):301-13.
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Effect of adrenal and sex hormones on opioid analgesia and opioid receptor regulation. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1992 Aug; 42(4):685-92.
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The measurement of neuropeptide Y in discrete hypothalamic and limbic regions of male rhesus macaques with a human NPY-directed antiserum. Peptides. 1987 Jan-Feb; 8(1):159-63.